Effective 1 July, Baker McKenzie has promoted Johanna Mösch to partner in Switzerland. She brings extensive expertise in Data & Cyber, IT, Telecommunications and Technology, according to a statement released on Tuesday. With this appointment, Baker McKenzie Switzerland further strengthens its leading position in these areas.

Mösch advises Swiss and international companies on complex technology- and data-driven matters. In her new role, she will continue to expand her practice and play a key role in the further development of the firm's capabilities.

«The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the intersection of data, intellectual property and technology, creating both unprecedented opportunities and new layers of complexity for clients,» said Eva-Maria Strobel, EMEA Chair of the Global Commercial Practice Group. «Johanna's deep expertise in AI, data protection, cybersecurity and complex technology ecosystems positions us to guide clients confidently through this transformation and help future-proof their business models across EMEA.»

New Counsels in Geneva and Zurich

In addition, Tatiana Ayranova and Charlotte Sophie Rüegg have been promoted to counsel. According to the firm, these appointments further strengthen its legal talent across key practice areas in Switzerland.

Tatiana Ayranova and Charlotte Sophie Rüegg (Images: Linkedin)

Ayranova joins Baker McKenzie's Banking & Finance and Financial Services teams in Geneva as counsel. She has extensive experience advising financial institutions and borrowers on a broad range of financing transactions as well as regulatory matters. Her practice also includes securitisation transactions.

Before joining the firm in 2022, she worked at a leading Swiss law firm and was seconded to the legal team of a Geneva-based bank.

Rüegg has been appointed counsel in the Banking & Finance and Capital Markets teams in Zurich. She advises financial institutions, corporates and sponsors on a wide range of financing transactions and has extensive experience leading teams on complex cross-border mandates.

As of early July, Baker McKenzie has promoted 47 lawyers to partnership worldwide. At certain offices in the Americas, including North America, the promotions had already taken effect earlier this year.